
Figure 1
Procedure of the proposed approach.

Figure 2
The main procedure of GA.

Figure 3
The geographical distribution of hot stations in Chongqing, China.
Table 1
The recommended comfortable bus route results.
| Origin | Destination | The alternative bus routes | The most comfortable route | Score of the best route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 128,118,815 | 128 | 1.758934 |
| 3 | 2 | 341,823,148,263 | 823 | 1.108361 |
| 1 | 3 | 416 | 416 | 2.875463 |
| 4 | 3 | 403,416,463,473,471 | 403 | 1.047812 |
| 5 | 2 | 454,231,148 | 148 | 1.705109 |
| 3 | 5 | 454,148 | 148 | 1.151822 |
| 6 | 2 | 128,118,107,815 | 815 | 1.198029 |
| 4 | 6 | 818,128,118,815 | 815 | 1.366495 |
| 5 | 6 | 113,181,863 | 181 | 1.967453 |
| 7 | 1 | 132,118,605,181,114,872 | 114 | 1.171361 |
| 2 | 7 | 139,118,106,815,148 | 815 | 1.479173 |
| 5 | 7 | 113,821,270,181,202,863,201,148,801 | 863 | 0.924748 |
| 8 | 6 | 113 | 113 | 2.280954 |
| 7 | 8 | 113,270,202,201 | 201 | 1.684108 |
| 9 | 2 | 467,464,209,472 | 464 | 1.289752 |
| 5 | 9 | 133,270,166,236,807 | 236 | 1.078292 |
| 10 | 4 | 138,818,128,416,118 | 128 | 0.937499 |
| 11 | 1 | 818,416,411 | 818 | 1.194276 |
| 2 | 11 | 839,873 | 839 | 1.568126 |
| 10 | 11 | 818,416 | 416 | 1.578496 |
Table 2
Google Map search results.
| Origin | Destination | The alternative bus route | The fastest route |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 815,118,421,138 | 815 |
| 3 | 2 | 823,469,148,454 | 823 |
| 1 | 3 | 411,412,416 | 411 |
| 4 | 3 | 403,476,471 | 403 |
| 5 | 2 | 231,148,875 | 231 |
| 3 | 5 | 148,454,504 | 148 |
| 6 | 2 | 128,118 | 128 |
| 4 | 6 | 818,815 | 818 |
| 5 | 6 | 863,201,270,202 | 863 |
| 7 | 1 | 118,132,112 | 118 |
| 2 | 7 | 202,815 | 202 |
| 5 | 7 | 201,863,202,270 | 201 |
| 8 | 6 | 863 | 863 |
| 7 | 8 | 201,113,163,270 | 201 |
| 9 | 2 | 467,464,819 | 467 |
| 5 | 9 | 807,166,464 | 807 |
| 10 | 4 | 416,412,411 | 416 |
| 11 | 1 | 411,416,606,873 | 411 |
| 2 | 11 | 231,839,429,836 | 231 |
| 10 | 11 | 606,416,412 | 606 |
Table 3
The questionnaire to evaluate the degree of satisfaction with recommendation results.
| Number of the Origin | Number of the Destination | The alternative bus routes | Which one do you feel is the fastest? | Which one do you feel is the most comfortable? | Please put the alternatives in order according to the degree of your satisfaction. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 128,118,815,421,138 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 341,823,263,469,148,454 | |||
| 1 | 3 | 411,412,416 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 403,416,463,473, 476,471 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 454,231,148,875 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 454,148 ,504 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 128,118,107,815 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 818,128,118,815 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 113,181,863,201,270,202 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 132,118,605,181,114,872,112 | |||
| 2 | 7 | 139,118,106,815, 202,148 | |||
| 5 | 7 | 113,821,270,181,202,863,201,148,801 | |||
| 8 | 6 | 113 ,863 | |||
| 7 | 8 | 113,270,202,201,163 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 467,464,209,472,819 | |||
| 5 | 9 | 133,270,166,236,807,464 | |||
| 10 | 4 | 138,818,128,416,118,412,411 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 818,416,411,606,873 | |||
| 2 | 11 | 873,231,839,429,836 | |||
| 10 | 11 | 818,416,606, 412 |
